Window



C. GOERING Aug. 29, 1933.

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WINDOW Filed Feb. ll, 1933 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 V 7 9 APY g K )E L Bybmwfm 4 Homey Patented Aug. 29, 1933 UNITED s'rares PTENT OFFE Application Fehruary 11, 1933.

7 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in windows and has for one or its important objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a window which will be `5 substantially weather-proof and rattle-proof.

Another' important object of the invention is to providea` window or" the aforementioned character embodying a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts through the medium l of. which ample Ventilation in a building may be had when desired.

Another very imporant object of the invention is to provide a window of the character described including upper and lower sashes which may be expeditiously removed and supported for any desired purposes, as for washing, and replaced, said sashes being vertically aligned when in closed position in the window frame.

Still another important object of the invention is to provide a window which may be securely locked in closed position for preventing unauthorized opening from theoutside.

Other objects oi the invention are to provide a window ,of the character set forthwhich will be simple in construction, strong, durable, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured and installed at low cost.

All of the ,foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specication, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and whereinz-- Figure l is an elevational View of a window constructed in accordance with the present invention, looking at said window from the inner side thereof.

Figure 2 is a View in vertical section, taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure l.

Figure, 3 is a vertical sectional view, showing the inner sash tilted or inclined inwardly for ventilation but in a manner to exclude rain, snow, etc.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view, showing the sashes removed and one of said sashes positioned for washing.

Figure 5 is a View with the sashes removed and principallyfin vertical section on the line 5 5 of Figure l.

Figure 6 is a view in horizontal section through the frame, taken substantially on the line 6 6 of Figure 4.

Figure lis an elevational View of thelower corner portion of one of the sashes, showing the Serial No. 656,333

means thereon for supporting said sashes in Vertically adjusted position.

Figure 8 is a detail View in vertical section, showing howk the sashes are supported in vertically adjusted position.

Figure 9 is a detail view in elevation of one of the slotted metallic strips Aor plates which support thesashes in vertically adjusted position.

yFigure 10 is a horizontal sectional View through one side portion of the window, taken substantially on the line lO-l of Figure 4.

Figure ll is a detail view in vertical section through one of the resilient units which are mounted in the frame for engagement with the sashes.

Figure 12 is a detail View in horizontal section, showing the means for locking the lower sash inA closed position, taken substantially on the line 12-12 of Figure 2.

Figure 13 is a detail view in vertical lsection through the means for locking the lower sash in closed position.

Figure 14 is a detail View in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 14-14 of Figure 80 5.

Figure l5 is a detail View in horizontal section, takenfsubstantially Yon the line 15-15 of Figure 2 and showing the means for locking the upper sash against vertical movement when said upper sash is inV closed position in the frame.

Referring now to thedrawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a frame which is designated generally by the reference numeral 1. Mounted in the frame 1l onthe op- 90 posed vertical sides thereof are spaced inner and outer vertical guides 2 and 3, respectively, the former including a swinging lower section 4 which is hingedly mounted, as at 5, on said frame 1. n 95 Mounted for vertical adjustment in the frame 1 are removable upper and lower sashes 6 and 7, respectively, each of said sashes having a glass 8 mounted therein. vThe meeting rails of the sashes are Vconstructed to provide a substantially weather-proof joint, as best seen in Figure 2 of the drawings, the opposed faces of said meeting rails being inclined outwardly, a lip 9 depending from the upper meeting rail Vwith which the meeting rail of the lower sash is engaged. It may be well to here call attention to the fact that when the sashes are in closed position, said sashesY are vertically aligned, the upper sash resting on the Vlower sash. Mounted on the ine 'no ner side of the meeting rail ofthe lower sashv 7 is an upwardly projecting strip which conceals the joint between the sashes and which further weather-proofs said joint. The lower rail of the lower sash 7 has formed in its lower edge a substantially V-shaped groove 11 -for the reception of a correspondingly shaped weather strip 12 which is mounted on the sill 13 of the frame 1. Mounted on the outer side of the lower rail of the sash 7 and projecting therebelow is a weather strip 14 which is engaged with a shoulder 15 on the sill 13 when said sash 7 is in closed position.

As best seen in Figure 5 of the drawings, metallic strips 16 and 17 are secured on the inner sides of the guides 2 and theswinging sections 4 of said guides and similar plates 13 are mounted on the inner sides of the outer guides 3. The plates 16, 17 and 13 are countersunk in their respective guides and have formed therein vertical slots 19 which communicate with pockets or depressions 2O in the guides. The slots 19 in the plates 16 and 17 are for the reception of hooks 21 on the lower corner portions of the sash 7 for supporting said sash in vertically adjusted position in the frame 1, and the slots in the plate 18 are for the reception of similar hooks 22 (see Figure 3) which are mounted on the lower corner portions of the upper sash 6. The hooks 21 are mounted on the inner side of the lower sash 7 and the hooks 22 are mounted on the outer side of the upper sash 6.

Mounted in the upper portion of the frame 1 between the guides 2 and 3 resilient guide units which are designated generally by the rer"- erence numeral 23. As best seen in Figures 3 and 11 of the drawings, each guide includes a housing 24 having slots 25 in opposed walls thereof through which intermediate portions of arcuate springs 2G project, said springs being anchored, at one end, to the housing 24 and having their other end portions reversely curved, as at 27, and engaged with the upper portion of the housing. Pins 28 are engaged with the lower portions of the springs 26 for supporting said springs against inward pressure. The guides 23 are spaced from the guides 2 and 3 to accommodate the sashes 6 and 7 and the springs 26 are engageable with the sashes for yieldingly urging said sashes against said guides 2 and 3.

Mounted in the lower portion of the frame 1, on the vertical sides of said frame, are inclined guides 29 which facilitate the closing of the lower sash 7. Swinging hooks 30 are mounted on the guides 29 and are engageable in eyes on the lower portions of the hinged guide sections 4 for releasably securing said sections 4 in closed position. As best seen in Figures 12 and 13, loops 31 are mounted on the upper corner portions of the lower sash 7 through the medium of screws 32 and slidably mounted in said loops are hori- Zontal bolts 33 which are engageable in sockets 34 which are provided therefor in the vertical sides of the frame 1. The bolts 33 are in the form of substantially flat, metallic plates having longitudinal slots 35 therein through which the screws 32 pass, said screws thus constituting stops for limiting the sliding movement or" the bolts in opposite directions. The bolts 33 are provided with right angularly extending inner end portions constituting handles 36. Metallic plates 37 are countersunk in the vertical sides of the frame 1 adjacent the sockets 34 for engagement with the bolts 33 when said bolts are in operative position, as seen in Figure 12. As will be apparent, the bolts 33 constitute means for releasably securing the lower sash 7 in closed position, as best illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings.

When substantially draftless ventilation is desired, or when it is wished to exclude rain, snow, etc., the lower sash 7 may be swung inwardly from the position shown in Figure 2 of the drawings to the position shown in Figure 3 of said drawings, in which position said lower sash rests against the lower portions of the guides 2, it being assumed, of course, that the bolts 33 are disengaged roln the sockets 34. The upper sash 6 is, of course, supported on the hooks 22 which are vengaged in the uppermost slots 19 of the plates 18. The outer springs 26 of the guides 23 yieldingly urge the upper sash 6 against the cuter guides 3. Should it be desired to adjust the lower sash 7 vertically, said lower sash is raised between the guides 23 and the inner guides 2, the inner springs 26 of said guides 23 yieldinglyurging said sash against said guides 2. As previously stated, the hooks 21 are engageable selectively in the .slots 19 of the plates 16 and 17 for supporting the lower sash 7 in vertically adjusted position. Further, the hooks 22 are engageable selectively in the'slots 19 of the plates 13 for supporting the upper sash 6 in vertically adjusted position. Mounted in the frame l beneath the lowerrnost guides 23 are deilectors 38 which prevent the sashes from colliding with the housings 24 of said lowerrnost guides 23, thusA facilitating the raising of the sashes.

As seen. in Figure 2 of the drawings, the upper sash 6, when seated in closed position on the lower sash 7, is capable of limited upward Inovement in the frame 1. This is necessary to permit the hooks 22 to be engaged in the uppermost slots 19 of the plates 18. To prevent the upper sash 6 from being raised this limited distance by persons on the outside of the window, plates 39 are mounted on the vertical sides of the frame 1 beneath the denectors 38 and hingedly mounted on said plates are keepers 40 which are engageable with lugs 41 `which projects from the upper sash 6.

To remove the lower sash 7 from the frame 1, said sash is swung inwardly substantially to the position shown in Figure 3 of the drawings and then elevated to permitv the lower end thereof to clear the inclined guides 29. Of course, to replace the lower sash in the frame, this operation is substantially reversed. To remove the upper sash, the lower sash 7 is rst removed and said upper sash is then elevated slightly and shifted inwardly against the tension of the adjacent springs 26 in the guides 23 for disengaging the hooks 22 from the plate 18 after which said upper sash is lowered substantially to the position previously occupied by the lower sash. 'As will V be apparent, verticalv4 adjustment of the upper sash is also accomplished in this manner. Then, to complete the removal of said upper sash, it is manipulated in substantially the saine manner as when removing the lower sash.

The reference numeral 42 designates plates which are mounted in recesses 43 in the lower portions ot the vertical side walls of the frame 1. lingedly mounted for swinging movement in a horizontal plane on the plates 43 are abutments 44. This is best seen in Figure 14 of the drawings. When it is desired to wash the, glasses 8 in the sashes 6 and 7, said sashes are first removed from the frame 1 and the abutments 44 are swung outwardly to operative position, as suggested in broken lines in Figure 14 of the drawings.

Then, as seen in Figure 4, the sash to be washed is mounted on top of the guides 29 and engaged beneath the abutments 44. It will be apparent that to accomplish the removal of the sashes from the frame 1 the hooks 3G are disconnected from the guide sections 4 to permit said sections to be swung to open position, as illustrated in Figure 4. When closing the lower sash '7, the inclined guides 29 direct said lower sash to its position on the weather strip l2 of the sill 13. The reference numeral 45 designates a handle on the lower rail of the sash 7.

It is believed that the many advantages of a window constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement o1" parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:-

1. A window comprising a frame, spaced inner and outer guides mounted vertically on the frame, upper and lower sashes mounted for vertical siiding adjustment in the frame, said sashes being vertically aligned when in closed position, and resilient means mounted in the frame between the guides for yieldingly urging the sashes against said guides when the sashes are in raised position.

2. A window comprising a frame, spaced inner and outer guides mounted vertically in the frame, plates mounted on the guides having slots therein, sashes mounted for horizontal and vertical movement in the frame between the guides, hooks on the sashes engageable selectively in the slots for supporting the sashes in vertically adjusted position, and means mounted in the frame between the guides for yieldingly urging the sashes against said guides when said sashes are substantially in raised position.

3. A window comprising a frame, spaced inner and outer guides mounted vertically in the frame, plates mounted on the guides having slots therein, sashes mounted for horizontal and vertical. movement in the frame between the guides, hooks on the sashes engageable selectively in the slots for supporting the sashes in vertically adjusted. position, and means mounted in the frame between the guides for yieldingly urging the sashes against said guides when said sashes are substantially in raised position, said means including housings having slots in opposed walls thereofF and bowed springs mounted in the housings and projecting through the last-named slots for engagement with the sashes.

4. A window comprising a frame, sashes adjustably and removably mounted in the frame, inclined guides mounted in the lower portion of the frame and engageable with the sashes for facilitating the insertion of said sashes in the frame, plates mounted in the lower porton of the frame, abutments mounted for swinging movement on the plates, said abutments, in conjunction with the guides, constituting means for supporting the sashes on the frame in an inwardly projecting position after said sashes are removed from said frame.

5. A window comprising a frame, spaced guides mounted vertically in the frame, horizontally and vertically movable upper and lower sashes mounted in the frame between the guides, means for releasably locking the lower sash against horizontal movement in the frame, and means for releasably locking the upper sash against upward movement in the frame when said upper sash is in closed position.

6. A window comprising a frame, spaced guides mounted vertically in the frame, horizontally and vertically movable upper and lower sashes mounted in the frame between the guides, means for releasably locking the lower sash against horizontal movement in the frame, and means for releasably locking the upper sash against upward movement in the frame when said upper sash is in closed position, the last named means including lugs mounted on the upper sash, plates mounted in the frame between the guides, and keepers hingedly mounted on the plates and engageable with the lugs. j

'7. A window comprising a frame, spaced guides mounted vertically in the frame, upper and lower sashes slidable in the frame between the guides, and resilient means mounted in the frame between the guides and engageable with the sashes for yieldingly urging said sashes against the guides for frictionally securing the sashes in vertically adjusted position in the frame.

CHARLES GOERING. 

